Forbidden fruit: a very old cliché that, in some forms, became an idiom for something one should not do even though it’s far from the original magnitude. It still has its charm and purpose in writing. Today, I’ll look into this one.
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Writing: the beginning trouble
It seems to me these days that the beginning is one of the hardest parts to write. While most of my to-be first book went through some iterations, it’s the beginning I had to reconsider several times. In this post, I’ll look back into it and try to see the reasons why writing the beginning seems to be harder.
Continue readingSpatial memory, in life and fiction
In this post, I’ll share some thoughts about spatial memory – and how tools of our life (navigation) and in fiction (teleports) affect the ability to find one’s way around.
Continue readingWriting: self-inspiration, part two
Recently, I’ve wrote about some ways you can use your own hobbies, experience, and other things in your writing. Today, I’m returning to this topic and will touch personality and memories.
Continue readingForging a character: King Venelaos
Today, I return to share some background about developing a character. King Venelaos is one of the oldest characters in my work-in-progress fantasy. After all, what kind of fantasy world does not have someone to rule it? And, as it is with the oldest characters, he had a lot of time to grow.
Continue reading3/2019 Writing update
March was a bit strange for my writing. It was one of those months when I did nothing for 3 weeks and then went all in. There was also some progress that’s not well visible. So, let’s summarize the past month.
Continue readingClichés: love eternal
In another cliché-related post, I’ll touch the most used and maybe the one most favored by readers: eternal love. I’ll share why I think it works so well as well as some thoughts about the alternatives.
Continue readingFeedback-based edits retrospective
Today, I’m coming with a bit of retrospective related to the first edit pass done based on external feedback. Unlike my own edit passes, it had some new aspects to it – and new challenges.
Continue readingWriting: self-inspiration
Some would say that it’s easy to write what you know the best. Thus, there might be chances to take a part of yourself for writing. Unless you’re writing an autobiography, it won’t be a large chunk of yourself, usually some fragments. Let’s look on some of the options.
Continue readingKindle X-ray: underappreciated feature?
Today, I’ll share my thoughts on the Kindle X-ray feature and why I find it useful for both readers and writers.
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